Berezina
Berezina Березина, Бярэзіна (Bjaresina) |
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Vitebskaya Woblasz ( Belarus ), Smolensk Oblast ( Russia ) |
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River system | Dnepr | |
Drain over | Dnepr → Black Sea | |
source | near Malkawa in Wizebskaja Woblasz 54 ° 53 ′ 1 ″ N , 30 ° 47 ′ 40 ″ E |
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muzzle | near Beresino in the Dnepr coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′ 38 " N , 31 ° 19 ′ 55" E 54 ° 42 ′ 38 " N , 31 ° 19 ′ 55" E
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length | 63 km | |
Catchment area | 938 km² | |
Left tributaries | Malaya Berezina |
The Beresina ( Russian Березина ; Belarusian Бярэзіна / Bjaresina ) is a right tributary of the Upper Dnieper in Russia and Belarus .
It has its source near the Belarusian village of Malkawa in Vitebskaya Woblasz . Of its 63 km total length, 6 km are on Belarusian territory and the rest on Russian territory in Smolensk Oblast . It flows through the Rudnjanski and Krasninski Rajons in a predominantly east-southeast direction. Finally, the Beresina flows into the Dnieper near the village of Gussino .
The river should not be confused with the Bjaresina in Belarus, which became known by its Russian name, also Beresina, from the Battle of the Beresina , in which Napoleon's troops were finally defeated during the Russian campaign in 1812 . The Bjaresina flows further west and flows a good 200 km downstream into the Dnieper.